Natasha Odendaal

Johannesburg

Senior Deputy Editor at Engineering News

Senior Deputy Editor at Mining Weekly

Business and Trade Journalist. Deputy Editor.

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Articles

City of Tshwane welcomes court ruling setting aside 2019 Rooiwal tender

1 day ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Natasha Odendaal

The City of Tshwane on Friday welcomed the North Gauteng High Court’s judgement declaring invalid the city’s 2019 decision to award a tender for the upgrade of the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant, in Hammanskraal, to a consortium comprising Blackhead Consulting, NJR Projects and CMS Water Engineering.
Vodacom reaches 100% renewable electricity purchasing goal

1 day ago | miningweekly.com | Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant Vodacom Group has reached a major decarbonisation milestone – it now procures 100% of its purchased electricity from renewable sources.
DWS revises Tzaneen dam wall raising timeline

1 day ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Natasha Odendaal

The raising of the Tzaneen dam wall will now be completed in March 2026, a year later than the initial completion date of March this year. Part of the Letaba river water augmentation project, the Tzaneen dam wall project entails raising the dam wall by three metres. It is now 46% complete. Raising the dam wall will increase the dam’s storage capacity by 35.7-million cubic metres (m3), from 157.3-million m3 to 193-million m3, to meet growing water demand and improve water security in Limpopo.
New electric motor regulations kick in

1 day ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Natasha Odendaal

South Africa’s Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) have now come into effect, marking the start of the phasing out of most three-phase, low-voltage electric motors rated IE1 in the country in favour of more energy-efficient IE3-rated motors. This is expected to deliver higher efficiencies and assist in reducing energy consumption in South Africa in the short term.
Vodacom reaches 100% renewable electricity purchasing goal

1 day ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant Vodacom Group has reached a major decarbonisation milestone – it now procures 100% of its purchased electricity from renewable sources.
Egypt leverages Digital Earth Africa to identify critical coastal indicators

1 day ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Natasha Odendaal

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) has started to leverage the capabilities of Digital Earth Africa to monitor and manage its coastal zones as the country works to strengthen its national water security.
MTN injects R480m network investment in KwaZulu-Natal

2 days ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa is investing R480-million to enhance network coverage and empower youth with critical digital skills in KwaZulu-Natal. As part of its investment, MTN will expand and modernise its network infrastructure across KwaZulu-Natal, including extending and adding more capacity and speed to MTN’s 4G coverage, which currently sits at 97% in the province.
High costs, rising investment hit 2024 profits of top 40 global mining companies

2 days ago | miningweekly.com | Natasha Odendaal

Globally, the mining sector – except the gold industry – had a challenging 2024, with declining revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) as the industry grappled with rising costs and tightening margins. During 2024, revenue, excluding trading, declined to $689-billion, from $697-billion in 2023, while Ebitda decreased 5% to $193-billion, from $204-billion in 2023, and net profit remained at $92-billion.
Human right body sets outs legal remedies to tackle water mafia plague

3 days ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Natasha Odendaal

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has published a comprehensive policy brief highlighting the various legislative and policy mechanisms available for the State to tackle so-called ‘water mafias’ and the systematic sabotage of essential water infrastructure.
Competition Tribunal publishes long-awaited Vodacom/Maziv reasons document

3 days ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Natasha Odendaal

More than six months after prohibiting telecommunications group Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of a significant shareholding and the merger of fibre assets of private equity firm Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) subsidiary Maziv, the Competition Tribunal has published the reasons document unpacking its decision.